Leo Koch, 14, works on his basketball skills Monday in the driveway of his Waterville home. Koch, who has Type 1 diabetes and must take insulin, testified before a legislative panel in favor of a bill that would provide emergency insulin at an affordable price for Mainers who need it.
Leo Koch, 14, left, who has Type 1 diabetes, takes insulin with a self-regulating pump that carries insulin through a small tube into the site shown below his hand. Koch testified before a legislative panel in favor of a bill that would provide emergency insulin at an affordable price for Mainers who need it.
Leo Koch, 14, left, who has Type 1 diabetes and must take insulin, took a break from basketball Monday to make time for his mother, Hilary, at their Waterville home. The Kochs both testified before a legislative panel in favor of a bill that would provide emergency insulin at an affordable price for Mainers who need it.
Leo Koch, 14, shoots baskets Monday in the driveway of his Waterville home. Koch, who has Type 1 diabetes and must take insulin, testified before a legislative panel in favor of a bill that would provide emergency insulin at an affordable price for Mainers who need it.
Leo Koch, 14, right, takes insulin to manage his Type 1 diabetes. He and his mother, Hilary, seen Monday at their home in Waterville, both testified before a legislative panel in favor of a bill that would provide emergency insulin at an affordable price for Mainers who need it.
Catherine Begin holds fond memories of her son, Nick Bolduc, 36, who died with Type 1 diabetes. Begin lives in Waterville.
Catherine Begin holds a frame Wednesday that pays tribute to her son, Nick Bolduc, 36, who died with Type 1 diabetes. Begin lives in Waterville.
Catherine Begin holds a sterling silver owl that contains cremains of her son, Nick Bolduc, 36, who died of Type 1 diabetes. Begin said she began wearing the necklace in February 2017 shortly after her son died. She said the owl necklace dangles from a short chain so it is always near her heart. Begin is pictured Wednesday at her Waterville home.
Nick Bolduc, 36, son of Catherine Begin of Waterville, died with Type 1 diabetes. The photo was used on his funeral program.
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